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Tuesday, 6 September 2016

Blog Tour: Poppy Pym and the Pharaoh's Curse, Laura Wood

Pages: 310

Publisher:
Scholastic

Release
Date: 3rd
September 2015

Edition:
UK paperback,
review copy

Other
Titles by this Author: Poppy Pym and the Double Jinx,

Poppy
Pym has grown up in the circus, eating candy floss for breakfast and learning
about lion taming… until her circus family decide she needs a more traditional
education, and they send her to boarding school. At first, Poppy has trouble
fitting in at St Smithen’s, a school that is very different from the circus. But
when an ancient Egyptian ruby comes to the school and dangerous accidents start
occurring, it’s up to Poppy to save her new home and solve the mystery of the
Pharaoh’s curse!

I loved Poppy Pym’s first
adventure – it's fun, charming and full of mystery.

There’s just something about a
middle grade mystery that ticks all of the boxes for me, that’s a real surprise
as I’ve never really been one for mysteries. I'm only just reading the original
Sherlock Holmes stories and I've never picked up an Agatha Christie! It’s a
crime.

But I love everything about this
book: Poppy’s circus family, St Smithen’s, the memorable teachers, Poppy’s
circus lessons with Ingrid and Kip, Poppy’s struggles acclimatising to
non-circus life, and of course, the curse. It’s just a whole lot of fun and I couldn’t
read it fast enough. If you’ve fallen in love with Robin Stevens’ Murder Most Unladylike series and need something
to fill the gap, Poppy’s got you covered.

I’m so glad I have Poppy, Ingrid
and Kip’s second mystery already sitting on my bookshelf – I can't wait to dive
in and head back to St Smithen’s.

Thanks to Faye Rogers PR and
Scholastic for the review copy. Don’t forget to check out the rest of the stops
on the tour!

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Hi, my name is Sophie and I adore YA. I'm a recent English Literature and Creative Writing graduate of Bath Spa University. I'm missing it terribly and using books to soothe the ache of real, adult life.